House Democrat Says This Detail Proves GOP Is Ashamed Of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
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Rep. Jim McGovern spotted why "any person with half a brain cell" could figure out Republicans' plans for weighing in on Donald Trump's agenda.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on Monday called out House Republicans for scheduling an upcoming meeting in the wee hours of the morning to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
“If Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is so great, why not debate it when people are still awake? Wouldn’t you want everyone to know how great it is?” asked McGovern, ranking member of the House rules committee.
“Why are you debating it at 1 o’clock in the morning? I think that’s prime time in Guam.”
Late Sunday, Republicans narrowly voted to advance the bill on Trump’s agenda — which could push millions off of Medicaid and looks to limit those eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps around 42 million Americans purchase food each month, to help offset tax cuts.
As House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hopes to see the bill hit the House floor by week’s end, it’s set to make its next stop at the GOP-led rules committee in a meeting scheduled for 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in the Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
Trump Issues A Flurry Of Pardons, Including For A Woman Whose Sentence He Commuted In His First Term
President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term.
“Not standing in front of vehicles, especially when the driver is still there, is common sense,” one agent told HuffPost.
"She's f**kin' dead. They f**kin' shot her," one 911 caller said after the killing.
The conservative commentator delivered what critics called an "unfathomably" dumb misreading of Gov. Tim Walz's clear call for peace in Minnesota.
In the week and a half since Renee Good’s killing, the Trump administration has committed itself to a sinister new philosophy in Minneapolis.
A bipartisan delegation was led by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons.
The White House press secretary was reminded of something that only happened this week.
The incident reported by The Minnesota Star Tribune has been slammed on social media as "depraved."
"Cheat at golf -- cheat at life," Rick Reilly said.
The former transportation secretary stressed that the president's reaction to the heckling was totally "in character."
Meyers cracked that Trump is "so unpopular, he turned a Ford plant into an Oberlin drum circle."
Machado said she "presented" Trump with the coveted medal despite the Nobel Committee's insistence that she can't share or transfer it.